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title: "West Ham to battle Newcastle for English defender"
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author: "Ryan Darby"
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published: "2017-04-02T10:39:58Z"
modified: "2017-04-02T10:39:58Z"
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# West Ham to battle Newcastle for English defender

West Ham will battle Everton and Newcastle for Arsenal defender, Callum Chambers this summer.

According to a report from the [Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/arsenals-calum-chambers-transfer-radars-10141399), the Hammers are keen to land the defender, who has impressed on loan at Middlesbrough this season.

The 22-year-old will reportedly cost around £10 million this summer, with Arsenal already having clubs cue up to sign the defender.

Chambers would prove to be a versatile option for any club, with the player able to slot into the centre-back positions, right-back and into a holding midfield role.

Everton are thought to be keen to sign him, despite Ronald Koeman sanctioning the transfer that saw the youngster move from Southampton to Arsenal during his time with the Saints.

The Toffees have made signing young British players a priority since Koeman’s arrival and have already promoted several promising youngsters to their first-team squad this season.

Newcastle will be hoping to bring in players of Premier League quality next season with an immediate return to the top-flight seemingly inevitable with only a handful of games remaining in the Championship.